Blanket



Nav., 8, i9. A, H. ZAYOTTI ET A1.. H5779 BLANKET Filed Jan. 3, 1935-'ummm;muuu.uuummmnmmmmummm"mum Patented Nov. 8, 1938 UNITED STATES PATENTOFFICE BLANKET Attilio Harold Zayotti, Palmyra, N. J., and Earl vReinert Reber, Philadelphia, Pa.

Application January 3, 1936, Serial No. 57,372

1 Claim. (Cl. 5-334) This invention relates to a blanket and has of lockstitches, as indicated at I2, are run parparticular reference to ablanket suitable for use allel to the edges through the plies and tapeand by the violently insane. lnteriorly of the tape to insure that theplies all Ordinary blankets cannot be used in insane along the edge arein close contact With each 5 asylums since violent inmates readilydestroy other, thus afordinga reinforced condition which them. It is theobject of the present invention makes it practically impossible to starta tear to provide a strong blanket which, though it has from the edge ofthe blanket. the exibility and provides the warmth of an Besides theabove stitching, the entire surface ordinary blanket, cannot be readilydestroyed. of the blanket is covered by crisscross lines of This objectis attained by so constructing the lock stitches, as indicated at I4,which lines are 10 blanket that it offers no chance for a grip which sorun as to leave only relatively small areas would permit destructivetearing. It has been which are not tacked down by the stitches.Preffound that blankets so constructed stand up for erably the lines 0fStitches are run at right anperiods far exceeding the periods of life ofordigies, leal/ing Square 0r rectangular areas Whieh l5 nary blankets.are preferably less than three inches on a side. 15

The improved construction will be apparent Desirably the areas are evensmaller. As a refrcm the following description read in conjunc- Snlt.Substantial Separation Of the Outer plies tion with the accompanyingdrawing, in which: frein the intermediate Canvas ply is imDOsSible Fig.l is a plan View showing a corner of the and any grip on the outerfabric can only be atimproved blanket; and tained between the tips ofthe fingers, it being 20 Fig. 2 is a perspective View partly in sectionimpossible to grip a portion of the fabric within and partly broken awayte specifically show the the hand. 'As a result, it is difficult tostart a constructional details which lead to the attaintear inwardly 0fthe edgesment of the desired object, Destruction of the blanketdescribed substan- The blanket comprises an intermediate ply 2 tiallynecessitates either the use of some me- 25 of strong fabric, such ascanvas 0r equivalents, chanical means which, of course, should not befor example, duck, etc, Prefer-amy this canvas available, or destructionof the stitching. All of or duck, though strong, is of such weight thatthe stitching Sl'lOnld be 0f nOn-raVeling Characthe resulting blanket isreadily flexible and, in ter and 0f Snell heaVY, Strengr thread thatbreakrespect to handling or use, differs little from coning, eVen by theuse 0f the teetl'l, iS iInDOSSlble- 30 ventional blankets, It will beclear that variations may be made The intermediate ply 2 is faced withplies 4 in the specific embodiment of the invention Withand e ofconventional blanket material, for exout departing from the advantageousfeatures ample, a heavy woolen material which will pro- Which are hereinclaimed.

vide the necessary warmth and softness. This What we claim and desire toproteet by Letters 35 material alone is not particularly strong in itsPatent isiresistance to tearing or destruction. A blanket ComprisingOuter plies 0f facing fab- Tapes 8 of Woven type and of a comparativelyrie, an intermediate ply 0f Strong fabric Such heavy nature areinserted, as indicated in the as Canvas 01 the like, the edges 0f saidplies being drawings, between one of the outer plies and theSubstantially aligned, tapes eXtending alOng Said 0 intermediate ply atthe edges thereof and all edges inside the outer plies, non-ravelingoverfour plies thus resulting are stitched together by searning bindingthe edges 0f the plies and the non-raveling overseaining of a type whichdoes tapes, closely arranged lines of lock stitches runnot involve chainstitches and hence cannot be ning along the edges and Penetrating theplies 4.5 destroyed readily. 'I'he type illustrated in Fig. and tapes,and crisscross lines of lock stitches 2, for example, comprising threethreads, can through the plies thrOilghOut the entire blanket, only bedestroyed with considerable di'iculty. the last lines being relativelyclosely arranged Strong heavy thread is, of course, desirable, so toprevent substantial spacing of the outer plies that destruction by theteeth cannot be readily from the intermediate One. accomplished. ATTILIOHAROLD ZAYOTTI.

In order to further reinforce the edges, lines EARL REINERT REBER.

